LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A man the police described as a notorious Boko Haram Commander was yesterday arrested in Lagos. The suspect, Abdulmalik Umar, was said to have been responsible for the death of more than 200 people. Umar, 39, was arrested by operatives of the Inspector General of Police (IG) Intelligence Response Team (IRT) around…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the Yuletide, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has launched total war on Yahoo Boys who specialise in defrauding unsuspecting foreigners on the internet, Punch Metro reports. The operation codenamed ‘Cyber Storm’, will involve EFCC operatives monitoring suspicious transactions especially by youths who cannot explain their source of wealth….
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police in Badagry, said it had arrested seven customs officers over the killing one Mrs Patience Oni and injuring an innocent man at Forte Oil Filling Station near popular Badagry Roundabout in Lagos state. The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Badagry Police Station, Mr Samson Akhiromen, told the News Agency of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Information has revealed that the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole was briefly detained by the Department of state Security Services, DSS on Sunday. According to Cable, Oshiomhole was grilled by DSS operatives for nine hours after some APC governors alleged that he received bribes during the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Multiple people are dead after a shooter opened fire at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa. AP A gunman burst into a Pittsburgh synagogue during Saturday morning Sabbath services, killing at least eight people before surrendering, according to local news reports. The Tree of Life Synagogue in Squirrel Hill was…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says President Muhammadu Buhari would have ordered his arrest if he had evidence of corruption against him. In a statement issued on his behalf by his campaign organisation, Abubakar said his emergence has thrown the camp of Buhari into confusion. He also dismissed the allegation of the Buhari…
LAGOS SEPTMBER 26th (NEWSRANGERS)-The office of the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has just sent the statement below to PREMIUM TIMES explaining the circumstances surrounding the arrest and detention of her Aide De Camp, Sani Baban-Inna. Read full statement below. Press Statement from the Wife of the President The attention of wife of the President,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS0-A scandal is brewing within the household of President Muhammadu Buhari. His wife, Aisha, has caused the arrest of her own Aide De Camp, after accusing him of defrauding her, those familiar with the matter have opend up. The president’s wife is alleging that Sani Baba-Inna, a chief superintendent of police, received…